How We Got "In God We Trust" (1956) w/ Kevin M Kruse
The US gets a godly motto
This Day (An America 250 History Show)
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Show Notes
It’s July 30th. On this day in 1956, Congress approved a bill to adopt “In God We Trust” as the official motto of the United States, mandating that it appear on paper currency and elsewhere.
Jody and Niki are joined by Kevin M Kruse of Princeton to discuss why the 1950s was the era in which so much religion was codified into American political and society. Kevin’s book about the subject is “One Nation Under God.”
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